Chapter 1381 He Reminds Me of Yaya Toure!

Where is Ajax's dilemma?

This is a question with a definite answer.

There is only one reason for the team's long-term lack of competition, and that is that the skills are not as good as others.

The reason for the lack of strength lies in the players.

The lack of financial resources of the club, the decline of the influence of the Eredivisie League, and the lack of attractiveness of Ajax have all caused Ajax to be competitive in the European arena, but they also performed poorly in the Netherlands, which requires reflection up.

The reason why Ajax was able to sweep Europa back then, world-class stars such as Ibrahimovic, Van der Vaart, Sneijder, De Jong, Trabelsi and Maxwell, can be said to have contributed.

Later, Ajax once reached the semi-finals, and also had Yang Yang, Yaya Toure and other leading stars, and their performance was also good.

Later, Suarez appeared, as well as players such as Eriksson and Vertonghen who are currently playing for Tottenham.

But look at Ajax today, how many other players can compare with the above-mentioned players?

From the overall point of view, after Yang Yang left the team, Ajax began to enter a period of turmoil. Van Basten failed to gamble, and the club's finances were in crisis. Afterwards, Martin Jol's coaching did not improve. The Ajax traditionalists led by Yves launched the Velvet Revolution and seized the power of the management.

Over the years, under the coaching of De Boer, Ajax's domestic performance has improved for a time, but the overall performance is still sluggish, especially in the past two years, with the departure of a group of players such as Eriksson, Ajax Jax quickly sank into the quagmire.

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"I agree with Pete's analysis just now, and I also think that Ajax's problems lie in the midfield and frontcourt."

Van Gaal was the last to express his opinion, and everyone paid special attention to his thoughts.

"I've watched a lot of Ajax games, and recently I've been really studying Ajax's games and analysis last season, and I think there are two serious problems with this team, one It’s a lack of advancement and speed in the frontcourt, and there’s a disorganization in the midfield, a lack of ability to pass the ball forward, and a lack of pressure on the opponent.”

"This has caused the team to have too many crosses and back passes in many games, instead of attacking quickly and creating threats when the opponent's foothold is not stable. This is very fatal. .”

Yang Yang nodded again and again. Guardiola's Barcelona collapsed because of this.

Too many crosses and back passes will seriously delay the fighter and make the team miss the best counterattack opportunity.

But according to Van Gaal, Ajax's problem is different from Barcelona's problem of ensuring possession. Ajax's lack of frontcourt advancement, running and speed.

To put it simply, the midfielder can't pass the ball, and the frontcourt can't run out of position.

"Last season we played two Champions League games against Vienna, Austria. The opponent's strength was not strong, but it exposed our problems. Klaassen is the team's best passer after Eriksson. But in fact, it is difficult for him to pass the ball when the opponent is closely marked."

"Bazzol is currently the hottest young player in our team, but in fact, I think his basic skills of passing and receiving the ball are not stable. Many times when the ball reaches his position, it cannot be connected smoothly."

"In addition, the defense of the midfield is also a big problem. The qualifying match against Vienna was due to the unfavorable clearance of Bazzol and Sinkherafen. These two young players are the best young players in the club, but Still not reassuring."

When Van Gaal said this, he looked at the expressions of Van der Sar and others very seriously, and finally fell on Pete Boss, "I agree with Pete's opinion. Our biggest problem now is to increase the number of players in the midfield. More dominance, especially on the ball, defense and pressing, on this basis, we need to add more forward attempts in the attack."

"For example, we need players with the ability to carry the ball forward personally, and players who can pass the ball forward quickly. These are what our team currently lacks."

Whether it is Van Gaal or Peter Boss, it is obvious that Ajax needs to innovate in technical and tactical play.

For example, Peter Boss mentioned a concept just now. He said that when Guardiola was coaching Barcelona, ​​he proposed a three-second rule, which means that after the team loses the ball, they should try to get it back within three seconds. The ball is snatched back.

The so-called Guardiola's law is to quickly complete the offensive and defensive transition within three seconds. This has also become the mainstream trend in European football in the past few years. All teams, including Real Madrid, are pursuing fast offense and defense. convert.

Peter Boss believes that the overall quality and personal ability of Ajax players cannot be compared with the top European teams, so he proposed the five-second law, that is, after Ajax concedes the ball, they must strive to finish within five seconds. Get the ball back.

To do this, Ajax will need to organize their tactics and build their team around it.

Ajax's traditional style is very similar to Barcelona's. They both tend to press high and press, which can easily leave gaps in the backcourt. No big deal.

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The new technical director and new head coach have brought a new tactical style and concept.

Ajax will undoubtedly start again in the new season, and no one knows where it will go in the future.

But a looming problem is that Ajax is being poached from the outside world.

The team's biggest favorite is undoubtedly the teenager Bazzol.

This 19-year-old Dutch player is currently the hottest rookie in the Netherlands. He debuted in the PSV Eindhoven youth training. He jumped to the PSV Eindhoven 19-year-old youth team when he was 16 years old. After the expiration, he transferred to Ajax freely, and entered the first team in 14 years, and entered the Dutch national team in 15 years.

In the just-concluded season, although Bazzor made mistakes in the Champions League, his overall performance was exceptional. He scored five goals and five assists in the twenty-nine rounds of the league. , His future development direction is Rijkaard.

Because of this, Bazzor has become the object of competition among the major European teams. As early as the winter break, Naples in Serie A sent an invitation to Bazzor, and Chelsea also made an offer to Ajax. , but because of Yang Yang's capital injection, Ajax sternly rejected the poaching of Naples and Chelsea.

In this summer's transfer market, Bazzol is also a sweet potato, with Chelsea, Barcelona, ​​Arsenal, Juventus, AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich and other teams all coveting him .

"I'm pretty sure that Baazol's agent and his brother have contacted teams like Chelsea and Manchester City, among which Manchester City is most interested in Baazol because Guardiola is eager to strengthen The team's midfielder, he thinks Bazzor will be as good as Busquets he promoted when he coached Barcelona, ​​and Begiristain has clearly expressed interest."

Van Gaal was quite helpless about Bazzor's possible departure, because if he really wanted to leave, Ajax would not be able to keep anyone.

In fact, as early as the winter break, Bazzor almost left.

More importantly, the price of this young player will not be too high.

Although the Italian media revealed that Naples had offered Bazzor a high price of 20 million euros, in fact, Ajax knew that this was basically impossible, and the real transaction price was around 10 million euros.

For these giant teams, Bazzol is like a lottery ticket. They would rather buy it back and try their luck than let him stay in Ajax.

"Manchester City is desperate to get Bazzol. Pep Guardiola needs a midfield passer, but obviously, Manchester City does not have such a player, so they need a lot of money to sign them. They want to get Real Madrid's James Rodriguez Driggs and De Bruyne also want to poach Barcelona's Iniesta and Juventus' Pogba."

"According to the evaluation of the technical team, I'm afraid Bazzor won't be able to keep him. I'm thinking, exchange Bazzor with Manchester City."

"Who?" Yang Yang asked Van Gaal curiously.

"Jadon Sancho."

"It's him!" Yang Yang vaguely remembered him. This player was transferred from Watford to Manchester City, which seemed to be in 2015.

"Believe me, he is a very, very good talent, I know him very well, and he is very fast, which is very suitable for the requirements of our current frontcourt players. With Bazzor for Sancho, maybe we can still go. Get a transfer fee."

"Is he willing to come to the Eredivisie?" Yang Yang asked with concern. He believed in Van Gaal's vision, and when Van Gaal was in charge of Manchester United, it is said that Manchester United scouts also inspected Sancho, so Van Gaal said he was very familiar with it. Not surprising.

"He won't get any opportunities in Manchester City, and it is impossible for Manchester City to let him go to other Premier League teams. He is only 16 years old. If he comes to Ajax, he may be the next you." Van Gaal pointed at Yang Yang and smiled. road.

Everyone immediately laughed too.

Yang Yang was also sixteen years old when he joined Ajax. Many young players also use Yang Yang as a role model.

"In addition, I have read the profiles of players recommended by scouts and agents recently, and some of them are very good. Among them is a player who is currently playing for a French third-tier league team. I think we should introduce them as soon as possible. .”

"Is there anything special?" Van der Sar asked with concern.

Van Gaal smiled faintly, "He reminds me of Yaya Toure!"

Yaya Toure, currently the star of Manchester City, has a very bad relationship with Guardiola. It is said that he will leave the team this summer, and the Ivorian midfielder is also from Ajax.

What's interesting is that when Van Gaal left Ajax to coach Alkmaar, he snatched away Ajax's most admired Dutch midfielder De Zeuu, and Ajax had to choose Plan B was adopted and Yaya Toure was brought in.

Unexpectedly, Yaya Toure shined in Ajax.

Now Van Gaal said that Yang Yang is also very interested in seeing a player who reminds him of Yaya Toure.

Who is it?